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DANIEL M. REYNOLDS, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

IMPROVEMENT IN TABLES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 109.051, dated November S, 1870.

'o all whom it may concern: l Beit known that I, DANIEL M. REYNOLDS, I of the city of Chicago and county of Cook, in the State of Illinois, have made certain new and useful Improvements in Portable Tables; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, and in which- Figure lis a side elevation with one leaf turned down. Fig. 2 is a bottom view of the table taken down and packed, and Fig. 3 is a detached section of parts.

Similar letters of reference in the drawings denote correspond-ing parts.

The object of this invention is to provide, iirst, a table which can be easily and readily taken apart for packing; also, to pack the same into a small compass for transportation.

In the drawings, A is the top ofthe table, and B the leaves of the same, hinged to the top, to enable them to be raised or lowered as occasion may require. 1

a care the holders in common use to hold up the leaves of a table.

C C are the side pieces of the table-frame, fastened securely to the top A by screws or by are provided with dovetail tongues c c on each end.

D D are the legs, each being fastened to the other by the end and side rails, C and E, con responding to the end and side rails of an ordinary table-frame. Each of these legs has a longitudinal dovetailed groove, d, for the re ception of the dovetailed tongues c c on theV ends of the end and side rails, C and E, and it will readily be seen that when this dovetailed joint is made and put together the table-frame will be perfect; and when the table is set upright upon its legs it will be iirm and secure. The end rails are glued into the legs, but the side rails are not, so that the legs and end rails can beremoved from the side rails by simply slipping` the tongues ofthe side rails out of the groove ofthe legs. rIhis arrangement renders the taking apart and putting to gether ofthe table very simple and expeditious.

Vhen it is desired to .pack the table for transportatiomthelegs and end pieces or rails are slipped o of the side rails and laid upon the latter, with the top ends together in the middle of the same, as shown in Fig. 2. The leaves are then brought up to the sides, and, together with the legs, are securely strapped or fastened in position, thus preventing the legs and leaves from moving either way, and making a snug, compact package, instead oi" the awkward and unhandy arrangement incident to a table of the common construction. The liability of the legs becoming broken is also avoided by my arrangement.

Having thus described my invention, .what I claim as new therein, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

'Ihe table consisting of the side rails, C, secured to the top A, and formed with dovetail tenons, the detachable legs D, secured to the detachable end rails by dovetail joints, each set of legs being constructed, as described, to slide upon the dovetail tenons ofthe side rails, and to be slipped oif the sa-me, in connection with the end rails, to permit such legs and rails to be packed upon the side rails between the folded leaves B, all constructed as herein set forth and shown, for the'purpose specified.

The above specification of my invention signed by me this 22d day of August, 1870. DANIEL M. REYNOLDS.

Vitnesses:

N. H. SHEEUENE, G. H. FROST. 

